£1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 UKIPT Blackpool

07-13-2023 18:52 UTC

Rawson Left Unscathed By Short Stack Double

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player who goes by AB found himself all in preflop with a short stack against Bradley Rawson. Players flipped their cards, with AB at risk.

AB: Q♦10♠
Bradley Rawson: K♣9♣

The board ran out 6♦J♦5♠10♣7♣ to give AB a pair of tens on the turns. He doubled up and took chips from Rawson, although Rawson was left relatively unscathed sitting on a big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Rawson	155,000
AB	22,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Bradley Rawson

07-13-2023 19:06 UTC

Bako Wins Flip to Double Through Pilkington

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Maz Bako raised from late position and Jessica Pilkington reraised to 6,000. Bako moved all in for 20,100 and Pilkington made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Bako at risk.

Maz Bako: 9♥9♣
Jessica Pilkington: A♥Q♠

The board ran out 4♦5♦9♣Q♥2♣. Pilkington paired her queens on the turn, but it wasn't enough after Bako made a set of nines on the flop. He doubled up to bring himself well above starting stack again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Pilkington	106,000 14,000	14,000
Maz Bako	46,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Jessica Pilkington Maz Bako

07-13-2023 19:07 UTC

Players Heading for 60-Minute Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players in the PokerStars UKIPT Blackpool Main Event are heading for a 60-minute dinner break. There are currently 79 total entries to the flight and 35 players remaining. Late registration will remain open for two more levels after the break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-13-2023 20:17 UTC

Fawzi Ahead Preflop Then Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Joshua Musson was all in preflop against Farid Fawzi, with Fawzi the player at risk.

Farid Fawzi: A♦J♦
Joshua Musson: A♣10♠

The board ran out 10♦7♣2♦A♥6♥. Musson was dominated preflop, but he hit a pair of tens on the flop and two pair on the turn to win the pot. Fawzi was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Musson	55,000 22,000	22,000
Farid Fawzi	Busted

Tags: Farid Fawzi Joshua Musson

07-13-2023 20:32 UTC

Jeffrey Outkicks Guneyman at Showdown

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Daniel Laidlaw raised to 2,600 from late position and was called by Kyle Jeffrey on the button and Feridun Guneyman in the big blind.

The flop came A♠5♣6♣. Guneyman checked and Laidlaw bet 2,400, which both Jeffrey and Guneyman called.

The turn came the 5♠ and all three players checked it back. The river was the Q♦ and action checked to Jeffrey, who bet 7,000. Guneyman called and Laidlaw folded.

Guneyman showed A♦3♥ for a pair of aces and Jeffrey showed A♣9♣ for a pair of aces with a higher kicker to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Laidlaw (UK)	105,000 54,000	54,000
Feridun Guneyman	93,000
Kyle Jeffrey	41,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Daniel Laidlaw Feridun Guneyman Kyle Jeffrey

07-13-2023 20:43 UTC

Wang Gains Huge Stack After Winning Three Way All-In

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ariel Reidmond went all in preflop from early position and Robert Machin also moved all in with a similar stack. Beihao Wang isolated with both players covered and the rest of the table got out of the way. Three players flipped their cards, with both Reidmond and Machin at risk.

Ariel Reidmond: A♣J♣
Robert Machin: 9♠9♣
Beihao Wang: J♥J♦

The board ran out 8♥2♣4♥A♥5♥. Reidmond was already stood up to leave when he hit an ace on the turn to bring him ahead. He was about to sit back down before the river brought the fourth heart to give Wang the flush and the winning hand.

Both Reidmond and Machin were eliminated from the tournament and Wang scooped a huge pot to bring him amongst the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beihao Wang	142,000 142,000	142,000
Ariel Reidmond	Busted
Robert Machin	Busted

Tags: Ariel Reidmond Robert Machin

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-13-2023 20:55 UTC

McIlroy Loses Race to Bust Tournament

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Joshua Musson raised to 2,500 and Arian Hassankash reraised to 7,000 and Adam McIlroy moved all in for 11,500. Musson folded and Hassankash made the call. Two players flipped their cards, with McIlroy at risk.

Adam McIlroy: A♦K♣
Arian Hassankash: Q♥Q♠

It was a classic poker race. McIlroy whipped out his phone to record the hand as the board ran out 6♥3♦J♣7♥9♥. He couldn't pair his hand and so Hassankash held with his pocket queens. McIlroy was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Hassankash	85,000 47,000	47,000
Adam McIlroy	Busted

Tags: Adam McIlroy Arian Hassankash Joshua Musson

07-13-2023 21:06 UTC

Pilkington Gets It In and Eliminates Ferenbach

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of Q♦4♠J♠8♠. Jessica Pilkington checked and Doron Ferenbach put out a bet of 15,000. Pilkington responded with a reraise to 28,000 and Ferenbach called.

The river came the K♦ and Pilkington pushed all in for 65,200. Ferenbach flicked in a chip to signify the call. Pilkington turned over A♠5♠ for a flush. Ferenbach showed 8♥8♦ for a set of eights.

Pilkington won the pot and just about had Ferenbach covered. He was eliminated from the tournament.